Science! part 2
Aug. 28th, 2009 04:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
settecorviCanadian scientist aims to turn chickens into dinosaurs. Did he not see how Jurassic Park ended?
ETA: Better article on it here.
Seeing is believing, even where your own actions are concerned. Viewing fake-video evidence, or simply being told that video evidence exists, can lead people to believe they committed an act they never did. Participants completed a computerized gambling task, and when they returned later the same day, the researchers falsely accused them of cheating on the task. 87% signed a confession stating that they had taken money from the "bank" on the first request.
ETA: Better article on it here.
Seeing is believing, even where your own actions are concerned. Viewing fake-video evidence, or simply being told that video evidence exists, can lead people to believe they committed an act they never did. Participants completed a computerized gambling task, and when they returned later the same day, the researchers falsely accused them of cheating on the task. 87% signed a confession stating that they had taken money from the "bank" on the first request.
